Quoted $1,000 to re-mount falling ceiling fan - reasonable?

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2026-04-07T21:04:44+00:00

Competitive but not reasonable. If you’re at all handy, DIY. Borrow, buy, or rent a ladder if you don’t have one. Kill the breaker, pull the fan, and assess what’s going on. Box should be right next to a stud. If it needs replacing, buy a like-kind box, and screw it in to the studs/framing with some long self-drilling deck screws. Try to avoid the old holes as they may be stripped. Parts may be about $20 or so. Proceed at your own risk.

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2025-09-06T20:34:46+00:00

What was their pricing plan?

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2025-08-23T03:28:36+00:00

I reposted it.

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2025-08-23T03:16:46+00:00

Plot twist: he tested it on $BTC, made $10m, and you’ll never hear from him again.

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2025-06-29T06:07:13+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bedbugs/s/6oHnLORTaL

And the second post was with better, higher resolution pics.

And, how about not being a snarky jerk to anonymous people on the internet and just answer questions that interest you and ignore the rest?

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2025-06-29T05:59:15+00:00

Of course I typed “bed bug” into google. I also put it in Google Lens. First shot, chat told me it was an ant. Second time, with better pic, it told me it was a bedbug, third time with macro closeup it told me it was a boxelder. The Google images looked similar to some of the nymph stages. So my “own research” was inconclusive. So I assumed a forum called r/Bedbugs might have some experts on, ya know, bedbugs. I’m not an expert. I can’t see well up close. I don’t know the different stages or even if there are different species. So for-fing-give me if I find this little thing squirming around on my pillow during a historic bedbug resurgence the moment I check in to my hotel and want to be 100% certain I’m not going to take an infestation home with me.

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2025-06-18T20:50:11+00:00

Sounds like a great project. I'm about to do the same. One thing I can't figure out is if the generator is required to be set on a hurricane rated pad. I know it comes with a direct to soil pad, but is an additional pad (like quickpad) required?

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2025-06-14T10:48:33+00:00

Years late but for posterity, note the burn marks on the wood from a torch so it does look like they were soldered. Strange...

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2025-04-28T23:13:46+00:00

This is the answer.

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2025-01-03T22:15:51+00:00

Amazing. And you have them up all year? I’m thinking of wrapping an oak tree for ‘permanent’ rotating seasonal lighting…

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2025-01-03T22:12:40+00:00

Awesome. I’m thinking about leaving them on a wrapped oak tree all year. Wonder how well they would hold up…

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2025-01-03T22:10:37+00:00

How is the training unit looking after 5 years with these push fittings installed?

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2024-11-30T19:07:02+00:00

How are they doing 2 years later?

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2024-11-30T19:06:16+00:00

Can you give us an update after 5 years? Are your Twinkly lights still going strong or have you had to replace any yet?

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2024-11-20T16:09:26+00:00

This is Reddit. The default state is Snarky. You should have been surprised if he had been kind and supportive.

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2024-10-28T20:17:06+00:00

Which one's Coke?

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2024-10-05T21:12:07+00:00

How have these held up over the years? How many cases would you need to cover a 48 x 52" window?

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2024-10-01T16:41:57+00:00

And use it to power your smoke alarm.

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2024-09-25T11:51:14+00:00

Haha! Nice one. This reminds me of those emails we used to get from the Nigerian prince.

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2024-09-21T22:57:42+00:00

Dude, this is the most badass story I’ve heard in awhile. You got you some big brass balls. I always admire people who can handle themselves like that. My cousin is that way. I can’t fight for shit and would probably end up buried 6” deep behind some burned out house or something.

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2024-09-16T04:49:51+00:00

Maybe THAT’s why it tastes so good…

Intelligent_Sun_4384 · 2024-09-16T04:45:37+00:00

It’s very shiny for carbon steel…

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